58 migrants arrived, Friday, in the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in a boat, American press agency Associated Press (AP) reports. Quoting the Italian news agency ANSA, AP said that the 57 migrants and one woman who reached the island are from Morocco, Algeria, Syria, Libya, Gambia and Bangladesh. They sailed for Lampedusa through Libya, the same source said. According to the same source, around 1,100 migrants arrived in Italy in 2019. Moroccans and Afghans top the list of migrants
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has designated the Moroccan Agency of Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNUR) as its first African Capacity Building Center (CBC) for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR), the agency said on Thursday. The decision is part of an agreement signed on May 21 in Vienna by IAEA Deputy Director General Juan Carlos Lentijo and AMSSNUR director general Khammar Mrabit. The agreement focuses mainly on radiological EPR education, training,
According to the Global Index of Economic Openness, compiled by the Legatum Institute, Morocco is one of the countries that are open to commerce in the MENA region. The Kingdom ranks first in North Africa.
In Germany, two senior officials said that the country is in the need of a more progressive form of Islam that goes hand in hand with the European way of life, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported Thursday. The call was published by German Health Minister Jens Spahn and Schleswig-Holstein State Premier Daniel Gunther, Thursday, on a regional daily called Rheinische Post. «Instead of tolerating symbols of a reactionary, misogynistic form of Islam, we must promote the development of a European
Moroccan-French winger Sofiane Boufal is LaLiga’s best dribbler for this season. Boufal who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Celta de Vigo has the most successful dribbles in the season with 144, ahead of Argentinian star Lionel Messi (133) and Chile’s Fabian Orellana 81, Huffpost Maghreb reported. أفضل مراوغ في #LaLigaSantander لموسم 2018/19?? ?@sosoboufal19 ???? @RCCelta ? pic.twitter.com/DxxOqOtFam — LaLiga (@LaLigaArab) 22 mai
Animal rescue association Comme Chiens et Chats lodged a complaint against a man who burnt 40 stray cats in Safi. Authorities in the city accepted the complaint in an unprecedented move.
Moroccan-French actress Oulaya Amamra is the new face of clothes company Lacoste’s new campaign. The 22-year-old actress starred in the brand’s ad campaign entitled «Life is a beautiful sport». The video, released on May 19, shows Oulaya Amamra arguing with a man in an emotional break-up scene. The situation takes an unrealistic turn in the middle of their argument, which pushes the couple to forget about their indifferences and make up. The brand’s new campaign
The Polisario warned in a statement against using Horst Kohler’s resignation as an excuse to delay UN-led roundtable on Western Sahara. Commending the efforts of the German diplomat, the Front urged the UN to appoint a new personal envoy as soon as possible.
UK police arrested a man after a «masked» gunman fired handgun outside Seven Kings mosque in Ilford, a district and large town in the capital, during Ramadan prayers, the BBC said. The suspect is a 28-year-old man who was «arrested earlier on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence, possession with intent to supply, and assaulting a police officer». On May 9, reports suggested that, while Muslim worshippers were performing evening
Morocco is expected to impose a customs duty on soft wheat imports to encourage the purchasing of the local harvest which has been affected by low rainfall amounts, Reuters said Wednesday, quoting the National Millers Federation. In November, 2018, the Kingdom suspended a customs duty on soft wheat imports to stabilize prices. The new decision will be announced, Thursday, after the government council approved of it. «Raising the customs duty on soft wheat is a usual procedure at this